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Weaver Wednesday 3 [255] - Range changes [18]: Southern Red Bishop

Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix

Southern Red Bishop, Range-change map between SABAP1 (1987-1991) and SABAP2 (2007-current).
Red, orange and yellow = cells with very large, large, and small relative decreases
Blue, dark green and light green = cells with very large, large and small relative increases.
Cells = quarter-degree grid cells; Only cells with at least 4 checklists in both SABAP1&2 shown. All cells had this species recorded in SABAP1 or in SABAP2 or in both (more about interpretation at Biodiversity Observations 7.62: 1-13).

Southern Red Bishop,figure from Birdpix

Range changes in SA

Range change summary

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4 lists

30 lists

increases

n

%

n

%

Decrease

431

29

144

23

Tiny change

427

29

215

36

Increase

642

43

253

41

Total

1500

100

612

100

In South Africa the Southern Red Bishop has more grid cells with increases in reporting rate than cells showing decreases, between SABAP1 (1987-1991) and SABAP2 (2007-).